Printable View
What I like of PATTON is, he was never a political naif. Anonymous is right in praising ROMMEL'S military prowess, but the fact remains that he realized VERY late what kind of regime, and man, he was working for. A mistake PATTON would never have made.
And also, Patton was prepared to open the western front on Japan by conquering Russia, and if allowed, he probably would be the first to do so, IMO.
Alright folks...
BEETHOVEN.
And I'm afraid I cannot give much in the way of explanation.
Just listen to the music.
Queen Elizabeth I
She was a tough woman in a world of men. She brought England off her knees to make it one of the most powerful empires in the world.
Plato was the teacher of Aristotle but he was not the one forced to die for his beliefs for self administered poison. That would be Socrates who was in turn the teacher of Plato. Aristotle was the last of this well known Greek triumvirate and one of my personal favorite historical figures.Quote:
Originally Posted by King Solomon
He did many things- writing books, coming up with the Hippocratic Oath, philosophizing but to me what marks him as a truly great man is that he spent his life teaching. Following in the footsteps of Plato and Socrates he founded his own school, the Lyceum, and was nearly killed for his scientific beliefs much as Socrates and Galileo.
But all of this falls short of what I see as his single most world changing accomplishment. One of his earliest students was a young Macedonian by the name of Alexander. We remember this student today as Alexander the Great. I have always been fascinated by military strategists and tacticians and I think it incredible that this man who left such an indelible mark on the world due to his keen mind would leave an even greater mark for training the mind of the most powerful leader of the ancient world.
V.P.
I understand your point and agree but...
Aristotle also postulated "natural slaves" and the "natural inferiority of women".
That pretty much damns him in my eyes.
He said that? Whoa, I don't like him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wildor
Damn it. Double post. Sorry.
Yes. He did.
Socrates also believed men and women to be equal by the way.
That guy is cool.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wildor